Patents by Inventor Nichol C. Viton

Nichol C. Viton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9880712
    Abstract: In-application customization is provided where users can both use and customize the application. Within a graphical user interface of an application developed by an original author, an interaction from a customizer user of the application can be received to make a modification to the application from a set of available modifications that the original author did not create for the application. The modification can be performed using functionality made available through a developer program service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Dean A. Slawson, Doron Bar-Caspi, Gregory S. Lindhorst, Imran Aziz, Nichol C. Viton
  • Publication number: 20150074546
    Abstract: In-application customization is provided where users can both use and customize the application. Within a graphical user interface of an application developed by an original author, an interaction from a customizer user of the application can be received to make a modification to the application from a set of available modifications that the original author did not create for the application. The modification can be performed using functionality made available through a developer program service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Dean A. Slawson, Doron Bar-Caspi, Gregory S. Lindhorst, Imran Aziz, Nichol C. Viton
  • Patent number: 7734491
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for establishing a hierarchical relationship between a parent or master project schedule and sub-project schedules including tasks and phases required for completion of the parent or master project. When changes are made to data contained in a given parent or master project schedule or to a hierarchically related sub-project schedule, an automatic notification is passed to the owners/managers of affected project schedules so that those parties may accept the proposed change, reject the proposed change, or respond to the submitting party with a counter change proposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Kayahara, Raju Iyer, Nichol C. Viton